Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-07-02
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yearly average Of 81, 0o0, 600 feet of lumber.
9,oOO,OO0 lath and y 100000 single. They
carry about q, OG0, 600 feet of lumber. They
have forty yards in the Northwest,
immense pine lands, and are interested in
the Wlnona lumber mil, the North Wis
consin mill at Hayward, Wis, and the
Chippewa Lumber and Boom company.
Ninety acres, half a mile from st.
| Peter, MINI, have been purchased for fair
grounds. The whole 80 acres is to be fenced
In and good race track laid out Stables
| to accommodate numerous sheds for the ex
hlb1t OF stock are soon to be erected. Water
Will be furnished by windmills, and an
| amphiteatre large enough to accommodate
b5O people will be erected. Numerous
horsemen OF southern Minnesota have said
that the roads around St. Peter were well
adapted to the training of young stock, and
that Il any 1nducement were offered in the
way OF stables and track they would come
with their horses. The interest of the whole
county is in the project and success is as
sured.
! Marshfield, Wood County, Wis, a
bright manufacturing village Of 2, 900 inhabi-
tants, was totally destroyed by fire between
the hours Of II a. M, and 3 p. M, Monday,
me value OF property destroy ed being 81 1000
The fire started in a lumber yard, and incin-
/ Grated the saw mills, furniture factory,
Touring mills, stave and heading factories,
the Wis Central depot, five hotels, the pile
bridge 300 feet long; but one store and few
life Of the village. The distress of the resi-
dents was great for food and shelter and
| the generous people of neighboring
towns offered them all possible aid.
! Gov. A. r. .McGil has received an
invitation from John A. Kasson, President,
to become guest of the constitutional
centennial commission, at the celebration
to be held in the city of Philadelphia on the
18th, 18th, and 18th days of September next,
in commemoration of the centennial ami
versary Of the framing and PRONUNCIATION
OF the constitution of the United States
Gov. McGil interviewed concerning the in
vltaton and said his attendance would de-
pend upon the necessities of his public
duties He has appointed ex-Gov. Ramsey
to represent Minnesota on the commission.
The Laird-Norton gang saw mill, at
Winona, Mimi, one of the largest on the
Mississippi river, having capacity of over
2oO,OG0 feet per diem, took fire at a. NJ,
on the 9th, and III an hour and half
S2UOtUO OF property was consumed, with
only $O, 600 insurance. It is supposed the
| fire originated in a fire box 2OO workmen
| are thrown out of employment The stock
IN the lumber yards was saved by the fire.
men, though large amount about the
great mill was burned.
The commencement week of Iowa
! College, at GrinneI, closed on the 25th,
| having been an occasion of more than
usual interest. The browning event was
the inauguration of new president, Rev.
George a. Gates, who brings to his work in
| the West the qualifications of youth, enthu-
| SlaSm t1nQ Schnlarahin md fbo f,,roo NJ;
gifts that an executive needs He was in
| augurated In the presence Of an audience
| that filled the great "Stone church" to over
flowing.
| At Waterloo, Iowa, the saloons open
In defiance OF the law were raided. At j.
Withry's saloon, two women attacked City
Marshal Glpe, hurting bottles at him and
assalling him with broomsticks. Hisdeputy
came to his assistance and together they
| captured q quantity of the stuff. Hartman's
the Central house and Wagners were also
raided, and liquors seized in all the places.
Perham, Mimi, special 22nd. The
farmers Of Otter Tail county are threatened
are in danger Of being entirely wiped out
Within the past day 5000 acres of grain
and garden truck have been DESTROYED
Farmers are greatly alarmed and are com
blnlng to fight the common enemy by every
means in their power.
The G. A. r., encampment at
Verndale, Mimi. beginning on the 22nd,
was great success and enjoyed by ALL The
Fergus Fails boy drum corps and the Lake
Side band Of Detroit added much to the
enjoyment. Notable addresses were made
by Commander Wheelock, Attorney
General Clapp and others
The Regents of the Iowa State Uni
versitY have asked for the resignation of
| Professors Leonard, Parker and Fellows,
| two OF whom have been connected with the
institution for Is and Is years. This action
| created great surprise and mass meetirg
OF the alumni and students protested
! against it as an injustice. '.....
| At Chicago, on the oath, the trial of
Chef Smith, the dramatic agent who has
been acting as procurer for the vile dens of
Hurley, Wis, reached an ending he was
found guilty and sentenced to one year in
the penitentiary. The prosecution was
conducted by the Humane society.
Intimate friends of Gov. Leslie of
Montana say that he has received President
Cleveland's approval to call the legislature
| In extra session the first week in September
to remedy defects in the revenue and
| several other bills passed by the last legisla-
| ture. He signified his intention of making
the call for that time,
June 81, C. H. Pratt's lumber mill
at Prattsburg, Wis, on the Omaha line,
forty miles south Of Ashland, was burned.
Loss estimated $4,000 to $4,000; insurance
$500 in st Paul and Minneapolis agencies.
The mill was operated by W. M. Kuggles
and had only been in operation a short
| time.
The town of Hurley, Wis, was about
half destroyed by fire on the 2Sth. The fire
started in meat market, and over eighty
buildings including five business blocks were
burned, and the fire only stopped when va
! can't lots were reached. The loss is estima-
ted at $4,000, with very little insurance.
Myron Brown, well known In
surance agent of st. Paul, Mimi, fell dead
in the Nicollet House, Minneapolis, Monday
AFTERNOON; he left home at p. NJ, in good
1 health and his sudden death is attributed
1 to apoplexy, induced by the excessive heat
He was 40 years of age
On the 28th, Frank Stafford of May
vile, Mimi, while intoxicated, sat down on
the track of the Manitoba, a short distance
from Osakis. and was killed by the night
freight. He was badly mangled The re-
mains were sent to his late home
During a thunder storm at Ardock,
Oak, June q Harry Hoohey was struck by
| lightning and instantly killed. He was
| blowing in field near the house. One Of
| the horses was also killed. Hoohey leaves a
| wife and two children.
A married daughter of President
Van slyke of the LIST, National Bank Of
Madison, Wis, died suddenly at Phila-